Issue #25 October 2003 Table of Contents Product Updates Features: Harpoon The upcomingAtlantic Navies will Danish Naval Web Site 2 With High Tide out of the way, include stats for the French, British and CaS Scenario: Full Force Z 3 HNR ‘03 is on deck. Dave has sent us German navies of WW II, as well as NATO Designations for a list of articles, which include sce- scenarios for the French and German New Russian Aircraft 4 narios involving Cuba, Diego Garcia navies. The Catamaran Arrives 5 Balancing WW I Naval Scenarios (not in the same scenario), Vietnam, with the SCVE System 6 Iran, Myanmar, the Netherlands, and FG&DN USS Virginia is Rolled Out 10 Thailand. They are a mix of present-day Dawn of the Rising Sun is on track New (?) British Aircraft 11 and Cold War scenarios. Dave will also for release this spring. The Russo-Japa- Building Ronald Reagan 16 give players a chance to test out the US nese War never looked better. The price High Tide and the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship concept, will be $64, before February, and $80 Maritime Strategy 17 and visit a Foxtrot-class submarine. after. The CVL - A Comeback 21 Tim Charlesworth’s Command At Sea For the Computer Vacation Pictures 22 4 South Atlantic War II: Comments, Baltic Arena is nearly finished, and SSI’s Harpoon is still on track for Color, & Corrections 23 will focus on Germany and the Soviet late 2003. Watch www.ubi.com/US/ South Atlantic War II Errata 24 Union in WW II. It provides selected Games/Harpoon4 for developments. The Fiat G.91 forHarpoon 26 stats for the German forces and com- Advanced Gaming Systems plete stats for Soviets. BT Press Release 29 Web Site 31 Bond Runs Amok at Historicon ‘03 32 New 1/2400 GHQ Releases Type Class Price Available Products: WW I Product Updates 2 GWB24 BB St. Vincent $11.95 Now New 1/2400 GHQ Ships 2 New 1/6000 Figurehead Ships 10 WW II USN80 CV Ranger $14.50 Feb 04 Rules Changes & Clarifications: USN78 DD Bagley (3) $7.75 Now Harpoon: Limited AAM Cooling 9 USN79 DD Benham (3) $7.75 Now CaS Torpedo Reload Question 10 USN81 APA Montrose $8.95 Apr 04 TheHarpoon Form 5 in Depth 12 UKN37 CV Hermes $14.50 Oct 03 Harpoon Air Endurance Change 15 IJN46 SampleCV Zuiho file $14.50 Dec 03 Smarter (and Simpler) Radar GEN18 SS Type IXC (5) $7.75 Apr 04 BT in Harpoon4, Part 2 27 Simplifying Air Attacks in CaS 30 Danish Naval Web Site Departments: Mr. John Balsved’s excellent web- during the Second World War, with Alerts 19 site on Danish Naval History at http:// a great number of pictures of the Book Reviews: The Handbook 9 www.navalhistory.dk has a complete scuttling of the navy August 29, 1943. New Russian Books 15 list of all ships that have served in the A lot of these pictures have never been October Fury 32 Royal Danish/Norwegian Navy from published before, and are published 1801-1814 and in the Royal Danish here in cooperation with the Royal Cover: Yardworkers give USS Ronald Navy from 1814-2001. Danish Naval Museum in Copenhagen. Reagan an identity. You will find a list of the ships in Mr. Balsved would also welcome Northrop Grumman service today. The site also includes your comments. Newport News Shipbuilding a large section on the Danish Navy BT

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by Michael W. Harris shot down the flying boat in the first Covering Force aerial combat in the Pacific. The war 7th Squadron Introduction: This is a modified ‘what was now underway. Kumano, Mikuma, Mogami, if’ scenario developed especially for Suzuya (all Mogami class CA) Historicon 2003. Tactical Situation: A scout plane 11th Division In December 1941, Japanese from Chokai sighted the British force Fubuki, Hatsuyuki, Shirayuki naval might is striking everywhere. one hour ago to the southeast on a (all Fubuki class DD) Off the coast of Malaya, the British northwesterly course. An intercept Escort Force 1 Force Z represents the last, best hope to position has been determined and 3rd Destroyer Flotilla maintain the British Empire. Japanese units are proceeding towards Sendai (Sendai class CL) Departing under limited cover rendezvous with Chokai. The 22nd Air 12th Destroyer Division of land-based air, but with the carrier Flotilla in Saigon has been alerted to Murakumo, Shinonome, Indomitable along to protect to Repulse the threat of the British Fleet and is Shirakumo and Prince of Wales, Force Z is heading ready to divert four squadrons from (all Fubuki class DD) north to intercept the Japanese Invasion invasion missions to attack Force Z 19th Destroyer Division Force before amphibious landings at when requested. Isonami, Uranami, Shikinami, Kota Bharu can begin. Meanwhile, after sighting the Ayanami (all Fubuki DD) enemy scout plane to the northeast, 20th Destroyer Division Location: Indochina Sea, Dec 7, 1941, a scout plane was launched from Amagiri, Asagiri, Yugiri 1430 hours local time. Indomitable and quickly sighted Chokai (all Fubuki class DD) and Sagiri 70 nm away. A further Environment: Wind is from 220° at 12 search to the northwest discovered Note: At this time, Chokai and the knots, sea state 4. Heavy overcast with a force of escorting three Fubuki class destroyers had not been frequent sudden showers. Visibility transports on a southerly course. An air equipped with Type 93 torpedoes. They 20%. Sunset is at 1800 hours. strike has been prepared to attack the carry Type 90 torpedoes. transports. However, another Hudson Operational Situation: The plan for reconnaissance patrol has just detected Invasion Transport Force (56th Infantry Imperial conquest against the Western a force of ships 80 nm to the east before Regiment, 23rd Infantry Brigade HQ powers is in motion. Invasion forces heading back to Kota Bharu. Support) are enroute to land in Siam and Sakura Maru (Sakito Maru class) northern Malaya under the protection JapaneseSample Orders: Protect file the Kota Awazisan Maru, Ayatosan Maru of the Imperial Navy while a powerful Bharu invasion transports from attack (both Awazisan M. class) air strike from Imperial carriers will by the British fleet. If possible, cripple destroy the American Fleet at Pearl or sink British capital ships to assist 22nd Air Flotilla (at Saigon) Harbor. At the same time, land-based the attack by Imperial aviation or Mihoro Air Group bombers will strike at and sometime tomorrow. 1st Squadron (9 G4M1 Betty) attack the British forces there. 2nd Squadron (8 G4M1 Betty) However, recent reconnaissance Japanese Forces: Malaya Invasion Genzan Air Group flights have reported that the British Force: 5th Squadron (8 G3M2 Nell) capital ships Prince of Wales, Repulse (each with two 250 lb bombs) and Indomitable have left Singapore Command Force 6th Squadron (8 G3M2 Nell) undetected and are loose somewhere at Chokai (Takao class CA) (each with 500 lb bombs) sea. Sagiri (Fubuki class DD) To protect the secrecy of the Japanese invasion force, the decision was made to shoot down British reconnaissance planes after the initial spotting of the invasion force by a long HMS Indomitable range Hudson aircraft from Kota Bharu midday on Dec 6th. Consequently, very early on Dec 7th , when a returning Japanese scout plane discovered a British Catalina closing on the invasion convoy the Zero reconnaissance plane

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Japanese Victory Conditions: Tactical: No capital ships are sunk and only one is Decisive: Two or more capital ships are sunk or crippled crippled and all three transports are crippled or worse. (50% or greater damage) and all three transport ships are damaged less than 25%. Setup: Chokai and Sagiri are on course 170° at 20 kts. Prince Tactical: Two or more capital ships are sunk or crippled of Wales bears 125° at 70 nm from Chokai. or all three transport ships are damaged less than 25%. Sendai, 12th Destroyer Division and the transports are on course 180° at 12 kts headed towards Kota Bharu. British Orders: Find and attack the Japanese invasion force. The three transports are in column formation, 500 yds between ships. Formation is at player’s discretion, but all British Forces: Force Z ships in company must be within visual signaling distance. Prince of Wales (King George V class BB) Prince of Wales bears 130° at 110 nm from Sendai. Repulse (Renown class BC) The 19th and 20th Destroyer Divisions have left their Indomitable (Indomitable class CV) invasion coverage and are on course 160° at 18 kts enroute No. 800 Sqdn (12 Fulmar) to overtake Sendai. Formation is at the player’s discretion, No. 827 Sqdn (12 Albacore) but all ships in company must be within visual signaling No. 831 Sqdn (12 Albacore) distance. Sendai bears 130° at 25 nm from the lead destroyer. No. 880 Sqdn (9 Sea Hurricane lb) The th7 Cruiser Squadron and 11th Destroyer Division Express, Electra (both E class DD) are on course 270° at 25 kts enroute to provide support to Vampire (Admiralty V class DD) Chokai and the invasion force as needed. Formation is at the Tenedos (Admiralty S class DD) player’s discretion, but all ships in company must be within visual signaling distance. Prince of Wales bears 260° at 80 nm British Victory Conditions: from Kumano. Decisive: No is crippled (50% or greater damage) or worse and all three transports are sunk. (continued on page 10) Merchants for Full Force Z NATO Designations for New Russian Aircraft

Sakito Maru Merchant These new NATO designations appeared in the Displacement: 7126 grt In Class: 7 September 2003 issue of Aviation News: Size Class: C/Small In Service: 1939 Propulsion: Diesel Crew: 68 Signature: Small/Noisy Armor Rating: 0 Backfire D Tu-22MR reconnaissance aircraft Weapons: Gunnery Standard:Sample I Flatpack file Mikoyan 1.44 (MFI) fighter F/PW/SW/PA/SA/A (1)6 Type 89 12.7cm/40 prototype //1 Type 89 coincidence RF (14.5 kyds) C Area AA: (1)2 Type 89 12.7cm/40 (0.6) Flanker E variant 1 Su-35 (Su-27M) upgraded Su-27 Light AA: (1)6 Type 96 25mm (est) (0.7) Flanker E variant 2 Su-37 with thrust vectoring Remarks: Flanker F variant 1 Su-30, Su-30K upgraded air-to-air Sakito M., Sanuki M., Sado M., Sagami M., Sagara M., Sakura M., twin-seater Sasago M. Civilian construction, special damage modifier of -50%. Damage & Speed Breakdown: Flanker F variant 2 Su-30M, Su-30MK upgraded Dam Pts: 0 21 43 64 77 85 multirole twin-seater Surf Speed: 19 14 10 5 0 Sinks Flanker G Su-30MKK twin-seater for China Flanker H Su-30MKI twin-seater for India Awazisan Maru Merchant Fulcrum F MiG-29SMT upgraded single-seater Displacement: 9800 grt In Class: 2 Size Class: B/Medium In Service: 1919 (1941) Fulcrum G MiG-29UBT upgraded twin-seater Propulsion: Diesel Crew: 52 Frogfoot C Su-25T, Su-25TK, Su-39 attack Signature: Medium/Noisy Armor Rating: 0 aircraft Weapons: Gunnery Standard: I Frogfoot D Su-25UTG carrier trainer F/PW/SW/PA/SA/A (1)6 Type 89 12.7cm/40 //1 Type 89 coincidence RF (14.5 kyds) C Firkin Sukhoi Su-47 forward-swept-wing Area AA: (1)2 Type 89 12.7cm/40 (0.6) demonstrator Light AA: (1)6 Type 96 25mm (est) (0.7) Flanker D Su-33 (Su-27K) naval variant Remarks: Fulcrum D MiG-29K naval variant Awazisan Maru, Ayatosan Maru. Civilian freighters taken over by IJN and converted to transports. Civilian construction, special Fulcrum E MiG-29M upgraded MiG-29 damage modifier of -50%. Fullback Su-32 (Su-27IB) attack derivative of Damage & Speed Breakdown: Su-27 Dam Pts: 0 28 55 83 99 110 Thanks to Tuomas Närväinen Surf Speed: 20 15 10 5 0 Sinks BT

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Joint Venture (HSV-X1), has been a very successful Spearhead TSV experiment in using a high-speed commercial ferry design for Displacement: 1875 fl In class: 1 Acoustic Counterm: None In Service: 2002 logistic support. She has also provided information on the Electronic Counterm: None ESM: None performance of wave-piercing hull forms, which may prove Propulsion: Diesel/Waterjet Crew: 30 useful in the design of the new Littoral Combat Ship. “HSV” Size Class: Small Signature: Small/Quiet stands for “High-Speed Vessel.” Sensors: Generic Nav radar J/Intl As a troop carrier, she can move a battalion of infantry Military Lift: at 50 knots. She was used successfully in Operation Iraqi 1 Mech infantry company or 744 t cargo Freedom near the southern port of Umm Qasr, acting as Remarks: an afloat staging base for Marine and SEAL special warfare Australian-designed and -built wave-piercing catamaran. Incat Evolution 10B. Intended as Theatre Support Vessel. Can carry 744 teams. tons cargo and 320 troops. The vehicle deck can carry 34 Stryker In addition to her relatively large cargo capacity and light armored vehicles. Helo pad for large-sized helicopters and high speed, she has a shallow draft, only 12 feet, which hydraulic stern ramp. Expanded habitability over Joint Venture. allows her to operate close inshore. Aluminum construction, special damage modifier of -15%. Merchant construction, special damage modifier of -50%. Based on the success of Joint Venture, the US quickly Damage and Speed Breakdown: ordered a second, larger vessel from the same builder, Incat of Dam Pts: 0 6 11 17 20 22 Australia, who delivered it to the US Army in November of Surf Spd (Loaded): 38 29 19 10 0 Sinks 2002. Spearhead is designated TSV-1X, or Theatre Support Surf S. (Unloaded): 42 32 21 11 0 Sinks Vessel. She is designed to move troops and supplies within Swift HSV a theatre of operations, either from ship to shore or from Displacement: 1875 fl In class: 1 one location to another. In many theatres, the road net may Acoustic Counterm: None In Service: 2003 be poor or damaged by combat, and Spearhead can take the Electronic Counterm: None ESM: None place of many cargo aircraft, which are more vulnerable and Propulsion: Diesel/Waterjet Crew: 103 Size Class: Small Signature: Small/Quiet are also affected by weather.Spearhead also served in Opera- Weapons: tion Iraqi Freedom. Aft pad(1)2 MH-60S B A third catamaran, Swift, was delivered in August. Sensors: Designated HSV-2, she will replace USS Inchon as a mine 2 Kelvin-Hughes Nav radars J/UK Military Lift: countermeasures support ships with a fraction of the crew 2 Light infantry companies or 490 t cargo. Vehicle deck can required for the older ship, but greater capabilities. accommodate armored vehicles. Remarks: Joint Venture HSV Australian-designed and -built wave-piercing catamaran. Displacement: 1668 fl In class: 1 SampleContracted file by Military Sealift Command. Mine Warfare Command Acoustic Counterm: None In Service: 2001 and Support ship. Helicopter pad can accommodate large (CH-46- Electronic Counterm: None ESM: None sized) helicopters. Aluminum construction, special damage modifier Propulsion: Diesel/Waterjet Crew: 30 of -15%. Merchant construction, special damage modifier of -50%. Size Class: Small Signature: Small/Quiet Damage and Speed Breakdown: Sensors: Dam Pts: 0 6 11 17 20 22 Generic Nav radar J/Intl Surf Spd (Loaded): 38 29 19 10 0 Sinks Military Lift: Surf S. (Unloaded): 42 32 21 11 0 Sinks One light infantry company or 600 t cargo. Vehicle deck can hold up to 16 trucks. Remarks: BT Australian-designed and -built wave-piercing catamaran. Ex-Top Cat, car/passenger ferry leased Oct 01 for two-year trials on suitability for military missions including logistic support, mine warfare, and special operations. Can carry 600 tons cargo or 400 tons with 570 troops and equipment over short distances (max 24 hours). The vehicle deck can carry light vehicles up to truck size. Helo pad for large-sized helicopters and hydraulic stern ramp added during refit at start of lease period. Also carries extensive communications equipment. Aluminum construction, special damage modifier of -15%. Merchant construction, special damage modifier of -50%. Damage and Speed Breakdown: Dam Pts: 0 5 10 15 18 20 Surf Spd (Loaded): 38 29 19 10 0 Sinks Surf S. (Unloaded): 50 38 25 13 0 Sinks Spearhead US Army

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by Michael W. Harris SCVE Calculation Worksheet The Ship Combat Value Equivalent (SCVE) system was developed a couple of years ago to give players more freedom Ship Class: ______in building scenarios at gaming conventions, primarily Cold Wars and Historicon. The goal of the system was to provide FG&DN SCVE a simple method to allow players to ‘purchase’ their battle Value Points fleets according to a point cost that was based on their value 1. Guns as a combat vessel. The more capable the ship, the higher Gun #1______the cost. The resulting system allowed players to tailor their Max Pen at Long Range: ______fleets to satisfy their individual tactical preferences or to Max Dmg at Long Range: ______= ______fight battles with different ships that never saw action. This Number of Barrels: ______= ______also relieved the game masters of any liability for choosing the ships that the players used in scenarios. (You can’t blame Gun #2______us for this one!) With the SCVE system, players are free Max Pen at Long Range: ______to purchase their own ships and only their tactics and luck Max Dmg at Long Range: ______= ______decide victory or defeat. Number of Barrels: ______= ______The SCVE system is based on five key factors that make up a ship’s combat characteristics and have the greatest effect Gun #3______in a tactical engagement. Max Pen at Long Range: ______• Ship’s Surface Gunnery (measured at long range by Max Dmg at Long Range: ______= ______maximum penetration and maximum damage, regardless of Number of Barrels: ______= ______deck or belt armor) • Ship’s Armor Rating – Belt, Deck and Torpedo Bulge 2. Armor • Ship’s Damage Points (Armor Belt + Deck) (x3) = ______= ______• Ship’s Torpedo Capability Torpedo Protection (x1) = ______= ______• Ship’s Maximum Speed 3. Ship Damage ______= ______At present, the SCVE system supports only -era (Fear God & Dread Nought) ships and technology.Sample An 4. Torpedoes file expansion to support the World War II era (Command at Torpedo Damage ______= ______Sea) is under development. Number Torpedoes ______= ______The worksheet to the right can be used in calculating the SCVE points for a selected ship class. The process for 5. Max Speed ______= ______determining the SCVE cost is as follows: 1. Using the FG&DN Data Annex for the desired ship 6. Total SCVE points ______= ______class, enter the appropriate data for each type of surface gun carried on board. Using the SCVE Gun Damage Table (Table 1) on page 8, determine the SCVE points for that gun 5. Enter the maximum speed and use Table 5 to type, regardless of the shell type. Multiply the Penetration/ determine the corresponding SCVE points. Damage SCVE value by the number of barrels of that gun 6. Add the subtotal SCVE point values for total ship type. The result is the SCVE value for that gun type. Repeat class SCVE point cost. this step for each type of gun carried on board. 2. Enter the armor value for both belt and deck armor Let’s look at two examples to see how the process works from the FG&DN Data Annex. Multiply the result by 3. using a German V.125 class destroyer and a British Lion class Enter the torpedo bulge value and multiply by 1. battle cruiser. 3. Enter the ship damage point value and use Table 3 to For V.125 the process is fairly simple. find the corresponding SCVE points. 1. This ship carries one type of gun, the 10.5 cm 4. Enter the damage points for the torpedo type carried SKL/45. At long range this gun has the maximum on board and use Table 4 to determine the corresponding penetration of 1 and maximum damage of 6. Using Table 1, SCVE points. Multiply the result by the number of this results in a SCVE value of 3. Multiplied by the number torpedoes carried on board. of barrels, which is 3, results in a final SCVE value of 9 for the guns.

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2. The armor belt is 0 and armor deck is 0, so total SCVE Calculation Worksheet multiplied by 3 is 0. The torpedo bulge for this ship is 0. Added together, the total is 0. Ship Class: _Lion______3. The ship damage has 34 damage points. Using Table 3, the SCVE value is 10. FG&DN SCVE 4. This ship carries the G/7 torpedo, which inflicts Value Points 56 damage points. Using Table 4, the SCVE value is 10. 1. Guns Multiplied by the number of torpedoes carried, which is 6, Gun #1_MkV 13.5 in/45_ the final SCVE value is 60. Max Pen at Long Range: __26____ 5. This maximum speed for this ship is 34 knots. Using Max Dmg at Long Range: __40____ = __17___ Table 5, the SCVE value is 15. Number of Barrels: __8_____ = __136__ 6. So adding up all the final SCVE values we have: - Guns = 9 Gun #2_MkVII BL 4in/50_ - Armor = 0 Max Pen at Long Range: __1_____ - Damage = 10 Max Dmg at Long Range: __6_____ = __3____ - Torpedoes = 60 Number of Barrels: __16____ = __48___ - Speed = 25 - Total = 104 SCVE Points Gun #3______Max Pen at Long Range: ______Although the Lion-class battle cruiser is a much larger Max Dmg at Long Range: ______= ______and more complex ship, the process for calculating the SCVE Number of Barrels: ______= ______cost is still the same. 1. This ship carries two types of guns: 2. Armor a) The MkV 13.5 in/45. At long range this gun has the (Armor Belt + Deck) (x3) = _18 + 6__ = __72___ maximum penetration of 26 and maximum damage of 40. Torpedo Protection (x1) = __45____ = __45___ Using Table 1, this results in a SCVE value of 17. Multiplied by the number of barrels, which is 8, results in a final SCVE 3. Ship Damage __471___ = __100__ value of 136. b) The MkVII BL 4 in/50. At long range this gun has 4. Torpedoes the maximum penetration of 1 and maximum damage of 6. Torpedo Damage __36____ = ___6___ Using Table 1, this results in a SCVE value of 3. Multiplied Number Torpedoes __2_____ = __48___ by the number of barrels, which is 16, results in a final SCVE value of 48. 5. Max Speed __27____ = __15___ 2. The armor belt is 18 and armor deck is 6,Sample so when file added together (24) and multiplied by 3 the result is 72. The 6. Total SCVE points = __464__ torpedo bulge for this ship is 45. Added together, the total is 117. 3. The ship has 471 damage points. Using Table 3, the So if we provide each player 500 SCVE points, a player SCVE value is 100. could purchase either a single battle cruiser for 464 points or 4. This ship carries the Whitehead 21 in MkII torpedo, four destroyers for 416 points. If playing as part of a team, which inflicts 36 damage points. Using Table 4, the SCVE any left over points should go to a team pool to help either value is 6. Multiplied by the number of torpedoes carried, purchase another destroyer or two, or upgrade the type of which is 8, the final SCVE value is 48. capital ship from a battle cruiser to . 5. This maximum speed for this ship is 27 knots. Using When putting the SCVE system together, we were Table 5, the SCVE value is 15. primarily concerned with letting players have more of a say 6. So adding up all the final SCVE values we have: in selecting their ships for convention game play. Part of the - Guns = 136 + 48 = 184 impetus for the SCVE system came from a tournament play - Armor = 117 we attempted a few years ago: GUTS (Gunnery, Torpedoes - Damage = 100 and Speed). The idea was to have four divisions of four - Torpedoes = 48 destroyers from various navies square off against each other. - Speed = 15 The two winners and two losers of the first match faced - Total = 464 SCVE Points each other using their surviving forces. So if you were too aggressive in the first battle, you could be crippled for the second. However, if you were not aggressive enough, then you could lose the first battle to begin with.

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